Safety supporting means for brake beams



y 1933- s. A. CRONE SAFETY SUPPORTING MEANS FOR BRAKE BEAMS Filed April 21, 1931 INVENTOR frfifi Gran 5 Y ATTORNEY Patented July 18, 1933 UNITED STATES Parser orrics l snrrr A. enema, or EAST ORANGE, new JER-SEY,AS SIG1\TOB To :enrrano nzeann BEAM COMPANY, on NEW Yon-K, N. Y., A conrormrron or new YORK SAFETY SUPFORTING MEANS FOR BRAKE BEAMS Application filed April 21,

The present invention relates to safety supporting means or auxiliary supports for brake beams, and the supporting hangers may be suspended from the bolster of'a car 5 truck or from the spring plank, depending upon the construction.

One of the objects of the invent on is t provide exceedingly simple and practical means for supporting-a safety bar, whichis removably secured to outwardly extending foot portions of the hangers, so that the removable fastening means are easy of access.

Another object of the invention is to provide a relatively inexpensive construction whereby the brake beams may be supported in the case of an emergency.

These being among the objects of the present invention, the same consists of certain features of construction and combinations of parts to be-hereinafter described and then claimed with reference-to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein Figurel is a plan of a truck bolster showthe improved supporting means for brake beams supplied thereto; a

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof showing the improved features Fig. 8 is a transverse section of thebolster showing the improved features partly in section;and I -fl- Fig; 4 is a plan of a. preferred form of safety bar. p

Referring to the drawing, the truck bolster 10 has at each side thereof a pair of hanger brackets, one bracket 11 and another 12 in each transverse pair. These hanger brackets are preferably composed of fiat sheet metal of proper thickness and each is formed from a strip which is bent to L-shape to provide a vertical leg portion 13 which is secured by rivets 14 to the appropriate side of the truck bolster 10. The lower parts 15, 16 of the two brackets, and which are the angularly bent parts thereof, constitute outwardly extending foot portions.

The outwardly extending foot portions 15, 16 are preferably of the same width as the leg portions 13 of the brackets and are of ample size to provide a considerable bearing 1931. Serial No. 531,706.

area on each bracket. Holes 17 preferably of rectangularshape are formed in the de pending legs 13, at points just' above the horizontal bearing surfaces of the foot portions 15, 16. p f

Said holes 17 are adapted to receive a preferably channeled metal safety bar 18, so that the latter may be supported in horizontal position upon the enlarged bearing surfaces ofthe outwardly extending foot portions 15, 16.. The web of each. channel bar 18 rests directly upon thefoot portions 15, 16 with the side flanges of the bar extending upwardly. Suitable holes are preformed in "be channeled safety bar 18 and in the foot '6 portions 15, 16,and when the holes of the former are in registration with the holes in the latter, headed locking pins 19, 20 are passed through the registering holes, the pins being held in position as by a key or '7 cotter-pin 21. As the foot portions 15, 16 extend outwardly, it is a. simple matter to place the-locking pins in their position, the heads of the pins being locatedin the channel of the safety bar 18.

V In order to prevent longitudinal move ment of the safety bars 18, in, an emergency, as when the locking pins may fail for some reason, each of them is preferably formed with projecting tongues or ribs 22, 23 which are struck out from the bar. The free ends of the downwardly inclined tongues 22, 23 engage the inner sides of the ends of the hanger brackets and prevent longitudinal movement of the safety bar. These tongues or lips are preferably cut out of each safety bar before shipment from the mill, and preferably one of them is also struck out so as to require no further operation. The other tongue or lip may be struck out from the safety bar after it has been positioned through the holes 17 in the hanger brackets and properly supported thereby.

Such tongues also enable each safety bar to be positioned and held in place before the locking pins are applied.

Obviously the illustrated and described invention is susceptible to modification as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, 100

without departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim as new is,- 1. In auxiliary supporting means for brake-beams, the combination with a truck member, of L-shaped hanger brackets, arranged with the leg portions rigidly secured to and extending downwardly from the truck member and the angularly bent lower portions extending outwardly away from each other to provide foot portions having horizontal bearing areas of considerable proportions, the leg portions having openings just above the foot portions, a safety bar extending through the openings and resting on the foot portions, and means passing through the safety bar and foot portions for removably securing the safety bar to the foot portions.

2. In auxiliary supporting means for brake-beams, the combination with a truck bolster, of L-shaped hanger brackets, arranged with the leg portions rigidly secured to and extending downwardly from the truck 2@ bolster and the angularly bent lower portions extending outwardly away from each other to provide foot portions having horizontal bearing areas of considerable proportions, the leg portions having openings just 3% above the foot portions, a safety bar having a horizontal web, and extending through the openings and resting on the foot portions, and means passing downwardly through such web and the foot portions for removably securing the safety bar to the foot portions.

3. In auxiliary supporting means for brake-beams, the combination with a truck member, of L-shaped hanger brackets, coml posed of flat sheet metal, and arranged with the leg portions rigidly secured to and extending downwardly from the truck memher and the angularly bent lower portions extending away from the leg portions to pro- 1 3 vide foot portions having horizontal hearing areas of considerable proportions, the leg portions having openings just above the foot portions, the unheaded end of each pin provided with a movable key, a safety bar 593 extending through the openings and resting 0n the foot portions, and relatively large, headed pins for removably securing the safety bar to the foot portions.

4:. In auxiliary supporting means for brake-beams, the combination with a truck member, of L-shaped hanger brackets, arranged with the leg portions rigidly secured to and extending downwardly from the truck member and the angularly bent lower portions extending outwardly away from each other to provide foot portions having horizontal bearing areas of considerable proportions, the leg portions having openings just above the foot portions, a safety bar extending through the openings and resting on the foot portions, and removable locking pins passing downwardly through the foot portions and safety bar to hold it in position.

5. In auxiliary supporting means for brake-beams, the combination with a truck member, of L-shaped hanger brackets, arranged with the leg portions rigidly secured to and extending downwardly from the truck member and the angularly bent lower portions extending outwardly away from each other to provide foot portions having horizontal bearing areas of considerable proportions, the leg }portions having rectangular openings just a ove the foot portions, a channeled safety bar extending through the openings and having its intermediate web resting on the foot portions, and means passing through the web and foot portions for removably and directly securing the safety bar to the foot portions.

6. In auxiliary supporting means for brake-beams, the combination with a truck member, of hanger brackets having leg portions rigidly secured to and extending downwardly from the truck member and angularly bent lower portions to provide foot portions having horizontal bearing areas of c011- siderable proportions, the leg portions having openings just above the foot portions, a safety bar extending through the openings and resting on the foot portions, and removable locking pins passing downwardly through the foot portions and safety bar to hold it in position.

SETH A. CRONE. 

